The Court in Maharashtra’s Thane district convicted & sentenced to rigorous imprisonment a man accused of molesting a 15-year-old girl at knifepoint.
Special judge D S Deshmukh convicted the 34-year-old under charges of sexual harassment & other relevant provisions of IPC & POCSO Act.
The order dated May 2 was made available on Friday.
Special public prosecutor Sandhya H Mhatre said the convict had already served a jail term of three years & eight months, which the court sentenced him to.
The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the accused, which will be given to the victim as compensation.
Six prosecution witnesses were examined to prove the charges against the accused.
According to the prosecution, the accused went to the girl’s house in the Balkum locality on August 18, 2020, & molested her at knifepoint.
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